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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

The guided-missile destroyer USS Decatur (left) (DDG 73) follows the cruiser USS Lake Champlain (CG 57) during maneuvers off the coast of Southern California on Oct. 29, 2005. Both ships are part of Commander, Carrier Strike Group 7 and are undergoing their composite unit training with the Nimitz-class nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) in the Pacific Ocean.

The guided-missile destroyer USS Decatur follows the cruiser USS Lake Champlain during maneuvers.

The guided-missile destroyer USS Decatur (left) (DDG 73) follows the cruiser USS Lake Champlain (CG 57) during maneuvers off the coast of Southern California on Oct. 29, 2005. Both ships are part of Commander, Carrier Strike Group 7 and are undergoing their composite unit training with the Nimitz-class nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) in the Pacific Ocean.

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